Pam Baker

If you are to believe the marketing hype, artificial intelligence (AI) is a superhuman security entity that far supersedes your puny, mortal skills. But that’s just swill for the bean counters who likely wish they could dump payroll as a line item from their budget spreadsheet. It’s certainly not the stuff from which security legends..Read more

The U.S. Army has announced its pilot program to directly commission civilians as cyber operations officers is close to launching. Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone, commander of U.S. Army Cyber Command, said the pilot program was approved Oct. 27 and the Army will begin selecting officers in a few months. Specifically, the Army is looking to..Read more

It would be funny, if it were not so frustrating, that two individuals so intent on managing risk don’t understand one another. But that is the fundamental problem between business and security leaders. The gap is so huge that bridging it may seem nearly impossible. Yet, it can be done. Here’s some much-needed illumination on..Read more

The internet of things (IoT) is opening a whole new world of possibilities. Unfortunately, it also is creating a whole new world of threats too, such as ransomware of things (RoT). Here are seven things enterprises can do to better secure their IoT. Know your network. Know what IoT devices are on the network, and..Read more

Will AI render human analysts obsolete, or be an extension that helps them be more effective? How about bad guys? Are we headed for an AI showdown? Here’s the lay of the land in AI territory now. The buzz on artificial intelligence (AI) is deafening. Depending on who is hawking what, AI is either vastly..Read more

According to the 2017 DevSecOps Global Skills Survey, 76 percent of developers lament the lack of security training in formal curriculums. Most (65 percent) end up learning on the job instead, but that can be difficult, as 7 out of 10 developers say their employers lack the resources or will to deliver adequate training. Yet,..Read more